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Attributes | |
ACN | 1118235 |
Time | |
Date | 201309 |
Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | IAD.Airport |
State Reference | DC |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Descent |
Route In Use | STAR HYPER 4 |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Descent |
Route In Use | STAR HYPER 4 |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
On the hyper 4 arrival into iad; between the delro and binns intersection at 15;000 ft; nine miles behind a boeing 767; received significant wake turbulence causing significant rolls and yaws. [We] disconnected the autopilot to recover the aircraft. Asked ATC what we were following; and reported the wake encounter. We were given a descent; and allowed to slow as necessary. No further encounters experienced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-200 Captain reported significant wake turbulence in trail of a B767 on arrival to IAD.
Narrative: On the HYPER 4 arrival into IAD; between the DELRO and BINNS Intersection at 15;000 FT; nine miles behind a Boeing 767; received significant wake turbulence causing significant rolls and yaws. [We] disconnected the autopilot to recover the aircraft. Asked ATC what we were following; and reported the wake encounter. We were given a descent; and allowed to slow as necessary. No further encounters experienced.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.